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AcadeCamp 2020
This summer, AcadeCamp is excited to offer a summer in the workforce: Careers in STEAM! AcadeCampers will explore careers related to STEAM. Campers will be exposed to: architecture, forensic science, engineering and aerospace, archaeology and anthropology, chemistry, marine science, physics, and laboratory work. Campers will also enjoy weekly K2 Martial
FEBRUARY 12, 2020: OPEN HOUSE / PORTES OUVERTES
Académie de la Capitale (Acadecap International School) will be hosting its next Open House on February 12, 2020, Wednesday, from 6 to 8 pm. At the Open House, you will meet various members of the Acadecap Community, all interested in sharing their experience with you. You will get to learn
2019 iSTEAM Fair
We are pleased to share photos from our recent iSTEAM fair! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10156807146537688&type=1&l=fa219a1c15
Bone Bridge Challenge
Last month, AcadeCap JK to Grade 6 took on the Bone Bridge challenge. Students from JK to grade 2 received a limited amount of supplies and were asked to build a bridge as long as possible, using only what was in their bag of materials. Other constraints included building the bridge
iSTEAM Fair on November 27, 2019
AcadeCap is hosting an iSTEAM Fair on November 27th from 9:30 to 12:30. Parents are invited to visit in the morning during the presentations, projects will remain displayed until the end of the day. The fair is an event where students create a project based on research, experiments, and innovation.
From STEM to i STEAM
In discussion and planning with enthusiastic, newly trained PYP staff and the AcadeCap/KIDZ team, we have reaffirmed our philosophy and approach to learning. We will continue to focus on experiential, interactive and real-time inquiry and learning, incorporating the IB design cycle to create and innovate. We continue to implement transdisciplinary
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
PYP Science Fair
Eager and enthusiastic voices were heard as the PYP iSTEAM Fair got underway yesterday afternoon. Smart work, innovative ideas, and application of the scientific method led to this final demonstration of their learning. Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog
Solar Eclipse Wonders
It was a day of anticipation and excitement as students engaged in various Solar Eclipse activities throughout the day, starting with a morning special assembly led by the Science 10 students. Later, the students built Solar Eclipse pinhole projectors and learned how to view the eclipse safely using eclipse glasses
Ottawa Regional Science Fair
The pre-secondary and secondary students were excited to head to the Ottawa Regional Science Fair taking place at Carleton University this past weekend. Students competed in the junior and intermediate categories and were judged for some of the special awards. Our students won an honourable mention at the intermediate level
We are heading to the Finals of the Let’s Talk Science Engineering Challenge!
Science 7/8 students are heading to the Let’s Talk Science Engineering Challenge held at Carleton University, where they will join other students in the final competition on April 25th, 2024. They will compete in the ultimate STEM knowledge quiz, the final engineering problem-solving challenge, and the Lorna Collins Spirit challenge.
CAPMUN 2024 – Capital Region Model United Nations
This past weekend, several AcadeCap students attended CAPMUN 2024, the Capital Region Model United Nations conference, now celebrating its 10th anniversary as a bilingual Model United Nations conference. Three students participated in the Consitutional Diet of 1911: The Second Austro-Hungarian Compromise, a specialized committee where our students took on the
iSTEAM Fair Success!
Pre-secondary and Secondary students participated in the AcadeCap Science/iSTEAM Fair on March 4, 2024. The students enthusiastically presented their projects to the external judges. Our students will be heading to the Ottawa Regional Science Fair in early April. Source:: PSSP & OSSD